Tricycle



(No Model.)

WQVL SNYDER. 'I'RIGYULE. I

Patnted Aug. 29, 1893.

UNITED STATES ATENT OFFICE,

lVALDO V. SNYDER, OF CANTON, OHIO.

TRICYCLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 503,992, dated August 29, 1893.

7 Application filed September 30, 1892-. Serial No. 447,438. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that LWALDO V. SNYDER, a citizen of the United States, residing at Canton, in the county of Stark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tricycles; andI do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, in which- Figure 1, is a longitudinal section showing the location and arrangement of the difierent parts designed and calculated to communicate movement to the legs. Fig. 2, is a detached view of the center-bar, showing'the form of the same before it is bent to hold in proper position the difierent parts designed to be attached thereto. Fig. 3, is an edge view of the center-bar, showing the same properly bent to be fixed to the body, and to receive the different parts designed to be at tached to the center-bar. Fig. 4, is a View illustrating the crank-shaft designed and calculated to communicate movement to the legs, and illustrating the pitmen properly journaled thereto. Fig. 5, is a sectional view showing a portion of the body and illustrating the manner of attaching the legs to the body. Fig. 6, is an enlarged'view of the leg-detaching pin, and showing the position of the arm fixed to the leg when placed in proper position.

The present invention has relation to tricycles, and it consists in the different parts and combination of parts hereinafter described and particularly pointed out in the claims.

Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures of the drawings.

In the accompanying drawings, A, represents the body, which in this instance is that of a horse; but it will be understood that the body of any other quadruped can be substituted for that of the horse shown, without departing from the nature of my invention. The body A, is supported at the required height by means of the traveling wheels Ct and b, it being understood that two travelingwheels. such as a, are to be used, one located upon each side of the body A. The centerbar B, is provided with the side-extensions o and c, the side-extensions 0, being for the purpose of holding in proper position the rock-arms d, and d, which rock-arms are located, when placed within the body A, as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of preventing the rockarms at and d, from becoming detached from their respective positions when the legs 0 and C, are removed as hereinafter described, the rock-arms d and d, are each provided with the side-extensions D, which side-extensions may be of any desired length, and may be formed integral with the rock-arms d and d; or they maybe made separate and attached in any convenient and well known manner.

To the top or upper ends of the legs G and C, are securelyattached the arms 6, or if desired, the arms e, may be formed integral with the legs 0 and G. In the event legs 0 and O are formed of wood, the arms 6, should be formed separate, and securely attached to said legs, as it will be understood that the arms e, should be formed of metal. I

The extensions 0, located upon the centerbar B, are for the purpose of providing a means for journaling the crank-shaft E which crank-shaft is provided with the cranks f, f, f f f and f which cranks are located and arranged substantially as shown in Fig. 4.

For the purpose of communicating rotary motion to the crank-shaft E, the main shaft F, is provided with the cranks g, which cranks are quartered upon the shaft F. To the quartered cranks g, are journaled the pitmen h, which pitmen extend upward, and their top or upper ends are journaled to the cranks f and f The object and purpose of quartering the cranks is to prevent the pitmen h, from becoming centered; it being understood that the cranks f and f are also quartered, and said cranks are to work in unison with the cranks upon the shaft F.

To the cranks fan'd f, f andf, are journaled the connecting-bars G, which connecting-bars are properly journaled to the top or upper ends of the rock-arms d and d. It will be understood that as rotary motion is communicated to the shaft E, a rocking or oscillating movement will be communicated to the rock-bars dand d, by means of which, movement is communicated to the legs 0 and O.

To one side of each of the rock-arms d and cl, is located one of the arms 6; and for the purpose of causing the arms e, to move in unison with the rock-arms d and d, a groove may be formed in the side of the rock-arms d and d, or if desired, lugs such as g, may be formed and located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For the purpose of detaohably connecting the legs 0 and C, to the rock-arms d and d, the pin H, is provided, which pin is substantially of the form shown in Figs. 5 and 6; and for the purpose of causing the pin to remain in the position illustrated in Fig. 5, the helical springH', is provided, which helical-spring is located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 6; said figure showing the parts somewhat enlarged for the purpose of better illustrating the different parts.

To the inner end of the pin H, is attached the cross-pin In, or its equivalent, which crosspin is for the purpose of holding one end of the helical-spring H.

To the body A, is attached the plate K, which plate is securely attached and located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 5.

The pin H, is provided with the head L, which head is received into the recess L, when the pin H, is brought to the position to hold the legs 0 and C, it being understood that one pin such as H, is used for each of the four le S.

lt will be understood that the legs 0 and O, can be easily removed from the body proper, when the pin H, is drawn outward far enough to disengage it from the arm e; and it will be understood that as the pin is drawn outward, the helical-spring H, will be compressed as one end of said'spring presses or bears against the plate K which plate is stationary, being fixed to the body A, and when the leg has been removed, and the pin H, released, said pin will assume its normal position by reason of the helical-spring H expanding.

\Vhen itis desired to attach a leg to the body A, the pin H, is drawn outward, after which the arm e, together with the leg to which said arm is attached is placed in the desired position, so as to bring the aperture through which the pin passes, in line with the pin when said pin is released; the spring H, automatically forcing the pin inward, causing it to assume the position illustrated in Fig. 5.

The guide-bar M, is located substantially as shown in the drawings, and is provided at its top or upper end with the handle N. The guide-bar M, is provided with the arm 0, which arm is for the purpose of communicating motion to the head P, by means of the slotted arm P.

For the purpose of producing a clickingsound, the weighted arms P are provided, which weighted arms are pivotally attached to the rock-arms cl, and are located substantially as illustrated in Fig. 1.

For convenience in manufacturing, the body A, and placing the mechanism within said body, it may be formed in sections or halves, and the sections or halves securely attached together in any convenient and well known manner. The center-bar is placed within the body, and attached thereto by means of rivets, orin any other convenient and well known manner. a

The object and purpose of removably attaching the legs G and O to the body A, is to provide a means for removing said legs so as to ship the tricycle proper in less bulk, and at the same time provide a better means for repairing the tricycle in the event that any part should become broken.

The drive-chain B, is for the purpose of communicating rotary motion to the crankshaft F, by means of ordinary sprocketwheels.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination of the body A, the center-bar 13, provided with the extension 0 and c, the crank-shaft E, the pitmen h, the crankshaft F, the connecting-rods G, and the rockarms d, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

2. The combination of the body A, having removably attached thereto the legs 0 and G, by means of the pin H, provided with the helical-spring H, substantially as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

WALDO V. SNYDER. Witnesses:

F. W. BOND, OHAs. M. STANDS. 

